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I recently built a new pc and i've had pretty much no problems except for the monitor was being kind of a pain. I didn't know i needed a display port or dvi cable at first so i ordered those and It still doesn't work. My dvi port won't show the monitor for some reason so i just have it plugged...

Hi, I have an older IDE 3.5" HDD I want to use as a second internal hard drive for backup. (Aside: I don't want to buy an enclosure to make it an external HDD. I know this is safer, but I already have some external HDDs, and I don't want to spend $20 on an IDE 3.5" enclosure.) I know this...

Yesterday everything was fine with Ghosts. I played it today and it was okay up until the last 3 minutes. I played a few matches and every time the game starts dropping FPS from 60 to 10 in the last minutes of the match. I haven't tried if other games lagg too. I restarted my PC and got a error...

Approximate Purchase Date: Next Week Budget Range:600-800$ Total with shipping. System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming/ Surfing web Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: Need Everything Do you need to buy OS: Yes Please note that if you're using an OEM license of...

I was wondering if a MSI N250GTS twin frozr GPU will work on my ECS G31T-M7 motherboard?

I bought a Gateway FX 6800-01e in February (don't ask why I didn't build my own) and since then have been researching my specifications to decide which components to upgrade in the future. So here's the question. I have a PCI x16 slot, but is it 2.0? How do I find out? Your help would be...

Ok,I had trouble installing my 4870 and posted on here Yesterday and got it sorted.It was all fine till today when I started getting like little specks of many colours appear,on website,desktop,everywhere.A bit like the snowstorm on a tv set. Smardocter was saying card was fine and GPU was at...

As the system was in the process of updating bios, it froze for over 20mins. So i restarted the system then it didnt boot and hasnt booted up ever since, no beeps no sign of life expect for power. Is there a chance of reviving my mobo?

my pc was buult in a shop in my old town...I did not receive an installation cd for my validated copy of xp. so it is hard to do repairs myself...is there a way for me to get one without buying it?

Hello, I just bought Total War: Shogun 2 and whenever I try to start it, i get a BSOD at the splash screen after a few seconds. I have an AMD FX 8120 processor which is apparently known to have this issue. When I try to update my BIOS from the gigabyte website for the GA-970a-UD3 motherboard I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) I need to know how to set XP to be able to print DOS- based programs on my LPT1 printer.

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati (More info?) Iam SO CONFUSED, x800 pro or 6800GT ??? I know the 6800gt is more powerfull in opengl games and the x800 is better in Directx games, which their are LOTS MORE, 95% of games are Directx, but dont hold me to that number pulled it...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?) will I see a difference in unreal 2k4? at hi res. and hi detail?

I need advice about whether to return my radeon 9500 pro.Basically it seems mostly fine, i just don't think it is performing as well as it should be.I get around 12k in 3d mark 2001 so that obviously thinks nothing is wrong but something just doesn't seem right.Is it possible that it could be...

I recently got the very fine Samsung Galaxy S II. What I know from wikipedia is that this seems to be the US version (shipped with 2.3.4) although it has many European languages in it. Anyway, I also learned that the latest version is 2.3.6 that should be available for the S II. But neither...

anyone else having problems with win 8 metro apps cashing within a minute of them opening

Hello, hi my name is raymond, i just bought a netgear router,and i want to set up a personal connection, for myself, and not the rest of the world. i need help in doing this. i went to www.routerlogin.net< and got here please help>>>> i want a secure interner router meaning wifi:)

I need to get a laptop and I am looking to spend $1500 *TOPS* (that means not a cent more!!) after shipping, accesories, etc... I am willing to build my own, but am not sure if it is worth it or recommended over just ordering one. What would you recommend? If I was to order one, where would...

my laptop lost 2 months ago.can you help me to find that

1. What is your budget? 2000 AUD. However willing to pay more for the right model. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 13-14" screen 3. What screen resolution do you want? 1600x900 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? both 5. How much battery...

What's the best way to hook a pc to an LCD TV? Can it be done with 1080P? USB to HDMI? Thanks for your help!

Hi, I have heard about many different technologies for LCD panels, TN, S-PVA, S-IPS, H-IPS, etc. But regardless of cost, which technology is the best in all areas including response time, input lag, color accuracy, gamut representation, etc. What are the differences between each and what...

Hi folks, Me planning to buy Viewsonic 19” VX924/922 and the Native resolution for these monitors are – 1280x1024 So, me decide to see how things looks in 1280 x 1024 Resolution and so me turned my 17” CRT to the 1280x1024 resolution.. But when I switched the resolution on my CRT, I am unable...

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) I bought an Epson CX5400 a little more than a year ago (out of warranty). It stopped printing few days ago (it prints/copies, but nothing is printed out on the paper). So I replaced all cartridges (all new Epson cartridges) and cleaned...

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers,alt.certification.a-plus (More info?) Hi, I picked up a LaserJet 4M printer someone was throwing out. It had the accessories like envelope feeder and lower cassette, so I couldn't pass it up. My very first laser printer :) The problem seems to...

I've got one of the new 23" Apple Cinema Displays running on a Sapphire 9800 AIW Pro and unfortunately it will not display anything at all when booting my PC. The display does however work once Win XP has loaded. From the Apple forums it appears that some cards display all the boot info whilst...

Because I want to know so if I will need to buy a better LCD or the currently one is fine.

can someone educate me a little here? I am putting together a system with the abit kt7a-raid mobo which has Raid. This particular board has 4 ide ports that each support 100mhz bus speed. What are those pci card controllers for? Look below. UltraDMA66/100/100Raid Controller ¡PSupport DMA...

Has anyone managed to source where to get the triwing screwdriver from for Fuji cameras? The Nintendo etc blade is too big. I have tried Ebay and Wiha tools but no luck. The size is I believe #000. Any info please. UK sites prefered due to long postal delays from abroad. :hello:

Hello, My name is Don and until recently I was able to attached an Olympus digital camera and flash drive to a six year old Dell computer using XP. Recently the connections get messages saying the the drives (camera and flash) are not Formatted. The camera has a chip, and the flash drive was...

Hello, I have a Nikon and I've recently started to shoot in raw. I am unable to view a file without opening it unless I shoot jpeg/raw. I shoot many photos and would like to be able to view as thumbnails to quickly weed out the not so good images. Is this possible when shooting in raw only...

I am looking to acquire a manual for this camera, as the one I got when I bought it was in French

Hello, I have the Asus p5q-e And just had my power supply burn out on me. I went and got another Power supply, Went up from 400 watt to 550 watt. Now there's power, but im getting a POST beep code. I cant seem to find my motherboard book to know which kind of bios, i need to look up to figure...

Hello people of toms hardware, i would like advice on what parts to choose for my first gaming build. My budget range is about $600 and the max i can go is probably $700 -I already have a sapphire 7850 oc edition i bought it before the price redux for $229, :( -and i already have a CX600...

I've been reading reviews and checking websites about the GTX 570 and was looking for some advice on upgrading the cooler. Through my readings, I came across the ARCTIC Accelero S1 VGA Cooler but it doesn't appear to be compatible. (1) Am I reading all of this correctly that the Accelero S1...

I am currently overhauling my build. I plan on buying the following parts but I would love input or preferences on brands and models. Maybe completely different parts. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837 - MB...

hi i recently was bios downgrading ussing afudos engineering version in the process the power went off and now computer wont boot bios only lights com on and nothing else is there a key combo or can i short circuite the board back to normal please help the bios is scrambled i have a asus 1005ha...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n5ed I'm thinking of adding the extra optical drives and graphics cards later to make it easier financially. Is there any better parts I can get than those on this list for about the same price? any help is appreciated. sorry about formatting i'm on a smartphone.

Ok, so this is where im going to buy my parts from tomorrow...Decent prices and very close to me! http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/ccpricelist.php I already have a case, PSU, HDD so what I need is a new CPU, MoBo, RAM and GPU...Also need OS which is $89 That leaves me with $410 left to pick...

whats is the better video card between this two? please help me thanks...